Ceptorman Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Congrats Jim….sounds like a deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) First point of business when I hook them up is some Floyd, then Chris Isaak Heart Shaped World, then on to some Trance to hear that bass response. My amp is biased,tubes are broken in, and record players awaiting there arrival. Most likely going to take the 4.2's and put them in the bedroom HT set up if I can't sell them. Edited September 11, 2015 by Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Congrats! Placement is one big experiment and each room and personal taste will play a factor. I would suggest taking at least a half an hour to try different positions with different music. I've found I like the speakers about a foot off the rear wall and at least 18 inches to 2ft from the side walls. I usually toe them in for low to mid level listening and point them forward if I want to really crank them up. Hope this helps, congrats again, I'm excited for you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I'm going to use them with tubes and my seating position will be about 9-10 feet from them. That is about the distance I sat from my forte's/quartets. I was going to start also asking others how far out they use theirs from the walls as I have the KG 4.2's about 12-15 inches from the back wall an about 24 inches from the side walls. I think 12 to 18 inches from back wall is pretty common as well as about 18 to 24 inches from side walls. Experiment a bit. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 I'm getting more and more amped to get them now. The tube amp I'm using is a Yaqin MC-10L,so it's pushing about 40 WPC I think. Not the best amp,but a little more power than my other one that was pushing 8 WPC. My next adventure will be a better amp,Maybe something from Justin, or a Scott or something along the line redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 My room acoustically is wall to wall carpet, curtains on all windows, and is 14 feet wide with the fireplace in the middle of the wall, so these should suffice finely. Overall measurements are 14x24x8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Jim, I never powered my forte's/quartets with tube amps but have had great success with 80's Denon integrated amps(PMA-1080R, PMA-757, PMA-700V). All were about as neutral as you can get, very punchy and fast, and detailed. Also look at the Luxman R-117(160w/ch) as well as it's brother R-115(70w/ch). Both sounded fantastic with my forte's/quartets. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 And to think, when I purchased my KF-28's and the rest of that set up,I thought I was set and had the most kick *** system around. Well amoung the people I know I did and do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Jim, I power my Forte with the Yaquin VK 2100. I have played off the Acurus amp and, Pioneer SC 35. The Acurus is 200 watts and the SC pushes a lot of watts. The amp I settled on for the Forte was the Yaquin. They get just as loud and detailed with the Yaquin to my ears. You don't need a lot of power to push them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Well, took me 4 hours round trip to get em, but got them home and am now listening to them. Have to get new cloth for the speaker covers on 1 as it has a tear and a patch, and someone used them for plants,so there is some slight bubbling of the veneer on top. Other than that they sound very good. Can definitely hear the difference between them and the KG speakers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldred Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Glad you got them. I just refinished a pair this summer....I like mine a lot...well worth the $375 I paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 I juts paid the same for mine. Even if I don't fix the cover, I think it was worth it. Now contemplating getting a Fisher 400, or something along the lines of it. Want to see how much better it will sound vs my Chinese amps. There is one for sale near me for $400.00 that is supposedly totally redone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Chi-town Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Congratulations! Knew you would like them. Best regards, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Congrats Jim. They do sound good. Which do you have, the I or II's? Edited September 14, 2015 by derrickdj1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzog Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Congrats! Those should provide many years of enjoyment and upgrades are available if you get the itch... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Congrats Jim. They do sound good. Which do you have, the I or II's? Derrick, I purchased the II's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Congrats! Those should provide many years of enjoyment and upgrades are available if you get the itch... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm going to try stock for awhile, then maybe do the tweeters 1st, then the crossovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 well just sent the money for the Forte's, pick them up Saturday. Now to sell my KG 3.2 and 4.2 Great upgrade. Now call Bob Crites and get titanium diaphragms for the tweets and refresh the capacitors in the Xover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Jim, do the xo first. I have the Crites XO with the stock tweeter and I can't Imagine a major change from the perfect sound that the speakers make. You may save a little money for more tunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Will do Claude and Derrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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